Tecophilaea
Genus of plants
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Tecophilaea is a genus of cormous plants in the family Tecophilaeaceae. There are two known species, both native to southern South America.[3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Tecophilaeaceae |
| Genus: | Tecophilaea Bertero ex Colla |
| Type species | |
| Tecophilaea violiflora Bertero ex Colla[1] | |
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| It is endemic to Peru and Chile[2] | |
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Description
Taxonomy
It was validly published by Luigi Aloysius Colla in 1836[6][1] based on previous work by Carlo Luigi Giuseppe Bertero. The type species is Tecophilaea violiflora Bertero ex Colla.[1] It is the type genus of its family Tecophilaeaceae Leyb.[7]
Etymology
The genus Tecophilaea was named after the botanical artist Tecophila Billotti, the daughter of the Italian botanist Luigi Aloysius Colla, who published the genus.[8]
Species
Species[3]
| Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
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_flowers.jpg) | Tecophilaea cyanocrocus Leyb. | Santiago Province in Chile |
 | Tecophilaea violiflora Bertero ex Colla | Lima Province in Peru, Coquimbo + Santiago Provinces in Chile |
Conservation
Distribution
It is endemic to Peru and Chile.[2]
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